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calamity

[kuh-lam-i-tee] / kəˈlæm ɪ ti /


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Nor did it comment on the root cause of the calamity.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Soon after the calamity, he announced wide-ranging financial help to those who had lost their loved ones, properties and businesses.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A second friendly defeat in four days was no calamity since it came on the back of an admirable performance, unworthy of booing.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

We have in the past been forced into reluctant change by weather, calamity, and plague.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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